The Best Fresh Apple Cake

Juenessa's Note:

This is an excellent, moist cake. Those who are looking for a low-fat cake should look elsewhere!

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 1/2 cups oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 cups peeled and grated apples
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Glaze

• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon extract

Directions:

1. Move your oven rack to the second lowest rack.
2. Grease and flour bundt pan.
3. Mix oil, sugar and egs and beat well.
4. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, soda, baking powder and cinnamon.
5. Gradually add flour mixture to creamed mixture.
6. Add vanilla and fold in apples and pecans and pour into bundt pan.
7. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
8. If the top of the cake starts to darken too much, cover loosely with foil.
9. (Oven times may vary. Insert toothpick into center of cake, if it comes out clean then cake is finished baking).
10. After cake has cooled, invert onto serving plate.
11. For the glaze, combine and mix all ingredients together and drizzle over cake.
12. Punch holes into cake with a toothpick so glaze will soak into cake.

Reviews

[Kittencalskitchen]

Great recipe, I didn't have a problem with burning, I baked it on the second-lowest rack, I baked it in an air-convection over so it took less time to bake, I also increased the vanilla to 2 teaspoons and reduced the oil to 1-1/4 cups, I also increased the cinnamon to 1 teaspoon, the glaze is light and delicious, thanks for sharing this great recipe hon, I made this for my DS and he enjoyed this cake over the weekend!...Kitten:)

[Mehroon]

Great cake, easy recipe, I used Granny Smith,gala and red delicious combination. It turned out great, didn't do the glaze, it wait a sec great without it,some ate it with maple syrup as I served it for breakfast.

[Loves2Teach]

Hi :) I made this tonight for a tag game. When I put it all together, I tasted it, and wow it was great! I put it in the oven, and about 45 minutes later I started to smell a burning smell. When I checked on it, the top layer was burned. I took it out and the inside was very moist (similar to a banana bread). I don't know if it needs to cook on a lower temp. or if I used the wrong type of apple (no specific was listed). The cake itself was very tasty. I did not make the topping due to it already being so moist. Thanks, and sorry it didn't turn out right.